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- DictionaryDis·tin·guish/dəˈstiNGɡwiSH/
verb
- 1. recognize or treat (someone or something) as different: "the child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy"
verb (used with object) to mark off as different (often followed by from or by ): He was distinguished from the other boys by his height. to recognize as distinct or different; recognize the salient or individual features or characteristics of: It is hard to distinguish her from her twin sister.
1. a. To perceive as being different or distinct: Can you distinguish a pattern in this behavior? b. To perceive distinctly; discern: The lookout distinguished the masts of ships on the horizon. 2. a. To demonstrate or describe as being different or distinct: a scientist who distinguished four species of the plant. b.
1. : to notice or recognize a difference between people or things. [no object] You're old enough to distinguish between fact and fantasy. I have trouble distinguishing between the two of them. [+ object] Their voices are hard to distinguish. [= tell apart] I have trouble distinguishing the difference between the two of them.
Check pronunciation: distinguish. Definition of distinguish verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to perceive or sense clearly by the senses; recognize:[ ~ + object] Without my glasses I can't distinguish certain signs on the road. to set apart as different; characterize:[ ~ + object] Her Italian accent distinguishes her. to make prominent or eminent:[ ~ + oneself] He distinguished himself in the arts. dis•tin•guish•a•ble, adj. See -stin-.
to make one person or thing seem different from another: His great skill distinguishes him from the rest of the team. to be able to see, hear or understand something: I couldn’t distinguish anything in the darkness. (Definition of distinguish from the Cambridge Essential Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of distinguish.
1. : to perceive a difference in : mentally separate. so alike they could not be distinguished. 2. a. : to mark as separate or different. a policy that distinguishes him from other candidates. b. : to separate into kinds, classes, or categories. distinguish words by their part of speech. c.
